APA

APA is the most commonly used referencing style at universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. At NHL Stenden, we also use the APA style when referring to sources.* The APA style was drawn up by the American Psychological Association.

APA is not only a format for writing papers, but also a way to refer to sources. It provides guidelines for source citations, quotations, paraphrases and source list construction. The library has developed, in some cases in collaboration with other libraries, several products and services that can help you to apply APA.

The APA infographic will help you to find the right information about APA.

• APA quick guide (PDF) 
  This quick guide provides an overview of the most important rules. 
• The official guide to APA style 
  The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style and available in the library only in hard copy. Click the link for more details how to find it in our library.
• The APA guidelines explained: Generative AI 
  The APA Working Group has taken the initiative to develop its own guideline draft that does justice to the existing APA guidelines and focuses on applicability in a publication, both for the student and for the evaluator.
• Library guide
  As a partner in the APA7 Project, the Hanze University has created this library guide on the APA guidelines and how to apply them. 
• Knowledge clips 
  Project APA7 has developed knowledge clips on the APA guidelines. The knowledge clips can be found in both Dutch and English on this page and are also available on YouTube and Presentation2Go (after logging into NHL Stenden search for APA and select filter 'none').